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Lia Thomas Makes History as First Trans NCAA Division I Champ

ESPN reports.Thomas has won Ivy League swimming championships this season — her first on the women’s team — and had NCAA season-best times in two freestyle events at the Zippy Invitational in Ohio in December. Her success in the sport has fueled criticism by those who object to trans women competing alongside cisgender women, although the reality is that there is no widespread dominance of sports by trans women and girls.Indeed, Thomas’s time in the freestyle final “was the fastest of the NCAA season, but well off the NCAA record of 4:24.06, held by 10-time Olympic medalist Katie Ledecky,” CNN notes.There were protests and counterprotests Thursday outside the Georgia Institute of Technology’s McAuley Aquatic Center, where the events were taking place.
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Transgender How Emma Weyant, Other Swimmers Reacted to Lia Thomas Win
s the top seed amid a record breaking season, became the first transgender NCAA champion in Division I history after winning with a time of 4:33.24.Her appearance at the championship in Atlanta was met with protests from conservative groups and fellow athletes at the Georgia Tech complex and arrived following divisive discussions about whether she or other transgender athletes should be able to take part in competitive sports.There were even some boos from the crowd after Thomas was proclaimed the winner on the podium and after she gave an interview to ESPN following her victory."I try to ignore it as much as I can," Thomas said when asked about the distractions regarding her appearance at the championships. "I try to focus on my swimming, what I need to do to get ready for my races.
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